Chapter 440It was the darkest time of her life. She felt as if living had become meaningless. If it wasn’t because Lisa visited her from time to time, she probably wouldn’t be alive now.The doctor sighed. “A gynecologist will take a good look at your medical report later. Maybe we can still do something about […]
Chapter 439 Liliana was always overshadowed by Serenity when Serenity worked at the law firm. Serenity shone so brightly that it made Liliana feel invisible. Now, Liliana would make sure everybody in the law firm get a good look at Serenity. She wanted them to see what the so- called pride of the female lawyers from back then looked like now! She wanted to let the people in the law firm know how wrong they were! That was the only way her anger could be quelled. Just then, a nurse passed by, and the co–worker who was talking to Liliana asked the nurse, “Excuse me, a staff member told us earlier that ultrasound room is not open for medical checkups, but a nurse clearly led someone who’s here for a medical checkup to that room. What’s going on?” “Oh, that person must have booked our hospital’s VIP medical checkup package,” answered the nurse. “VIP medical checkup package?” The co–worker looked stunned. She asked, “How much does that cost?” “It depends on the package, but even the cheaper ones cost tens of thousands of dollars. The expensive ones can go up to six figures. If you want to know more, you can ask the special consultation desk on the 6th floor.” The nurse left after saying that The co–worker looked astonished. She turned around and saw Liliana’s similarly shocked face. “Lily, is she really just a delivery rider? A medical checkup that cost tens of thousands of dollars was not something that the average person could afford. “That’s impossible!” Liliana exclaimed, her face twisted in rage. “How can she afford a VIP medical checkup package?” “But we did see her go into that ultrasound room,” the co–worker said. Some of their co–workers nearby turned their eyes towards Liliana too. Liliana realized that she had reacted too strongly. She quickly regained control of her expression and forced a smile. “There must be a misunderstanding.” However, she could not help wondering what was going on. How could Serenity afford an expensive VIP medical checkup package like that?! Where did she get the money from?! Meanwhile, in the ultrasound room, a doctor was performing an ultrasound on Serenity. When he got to where her uterus was, he couldn’t help but frown “Ms. Lewis, have you suffered a very serious impact on your abdomen before?” the doctor asked. Serenity’s heart sank. “Yes. Back then, the doctor who examined me told in the damage to my uterus was serious and irreparable.” In other words, even if she took good care of her body afterwards and took the proper medicine to treat the injury, it wouldn’t help much, not to mention that she was in jail at the time, so there was no way she could get good treatment. “Do you have a child?” the doctor suddenly asked. “No.” Regret welled up in Serenity’s heart as she answered. If being sentenced to three years in prison felt like being knocked down from heaven to hell, then losing the ability to bear children was like falling all the way down to the deepest layer of hell.
Chapter 4,38 When they arrived, the hospital staff was already waiting for them. All Serenity had to do was follow the nurse. And 30, the mirse guided Serenity through the whole process of drawing blood, getting X–ray, getting ultrasound, and so on, Jackson waited for Serenity in the VIP lounge of the Health Screening Center. As the nurse led Serenity to various departments to perform tests, Serenity saw long queues at the entrances of several of the departments, According to the nurse, some companies were also conducting their medical checkups there, so it was a very busy day. Serenity followed the nurse to the ultrasound department. There were long queues outside several of the ultrasound rooms. The nurse led Serenity towards a room with no queue. “Serenity!” Suddenly, a voice called out. Serenity turned around and saw Liliana Granger. She was queuing in one of the lines. Serenity was surprised to see Liliana. Was she there for a medical checkup too? Then Serenity looked at the people around Liliana. Sure enough, she saw the familiar faces of some of her old co–workers from the law firm. What a coincidence. It seemed like the law firm was also conducting a medical checkup there today. Liliana spoke a few words to the person next to her, then jogged over to Serenity. “What a surprise to see you here! Are you here to deliver food?” “No, I came for a medical checkup,” said Serenity. “A medical checkup, huh…” Liliana scrutinized Serenity. Serenity was indeed not in her work clothes today. She was dressed much more nicely. “That’s great. You probably haven’t done any medical checkups after getting released from prison, so you should really get one.” Liliana pretended to say with a regretful face, “The queue is really long today. I thought about letting you cut in front of me so that you could save some time, but that would be unfair for the people behind me. Sorry, Serenity,” Serenity was rather amused. If Liliana really was sorry, she did not have to say those things at all. “That’s okay. I never thought about cutting in line anyway,” replied Serenity. The nurse next to Serenity said, “Ms. Lewis, should we go into the ultrasound room first? The doctor is waiting.” “Okay,” answered Serenity. She followed the nurse into an ultrasound room. Liliana looked dumbfounded. What’s going on? Why did the nurse lead Serenity into that ultrasound room? Earlier, she inquired about why no one was lining up in front of that room, but the hospital staff told her that that the room was not open for medical checkups Then how come Serenity could po in? Liliana returned to her own queue gloomily. The coworker who was queuing up next to her asked, “Lily, was that our firm’s former employee that you said went to prison? Is she here for a medical checkup too? How come she didn’t queue up at the back and instead went into that empty ultrasound room?” “Who knows?” Liliana answered with a pout. “Lily, is she really working as a food delivery rider now that she’s out of prison?” the coworker asked curiously to confirm the rumors she heard. “Yeah. Star’s delivered food to our office a few times before. Next Monday, I’ll order takeout from her restaurant again to give them some business,” Liliana said with a smile. She would make sure Serenity made a fool of herself when the time came.
Chapter 437 1/1 Before she went to prison, all the clothes in her closet were either formal clothes for work or the type of clothes that Zeke Shaw liked. She barely had any clothes that she herself liked. It was as if she was trying so hard to please other people that she forgot to please herself. “I wish I get to know you sooner,” Jackson suddenly muttered. If he had known her sooner, they might have started off on the right foot and she wouldn’t have to go to prison for three years. He also wouldn’t have to feel apprehensive of her finding out about certain things. Serenity felt like Jackson’s eyes currently contained a lot of emotions that she could not decipher. “Alright, let’s go,” he said and helped her down the stairs. She skipped breakfast today because she had to go to the hospital on an empty stomach for the medical checkup. Jackson led Serenity to the car. In the car, he watched her tie her hair with the scrunchie he bought yesterday. It was just a simple black scrunchie, but unlike the old one, the rubber band inside wasn’t showing That made him feel much better. She was obviously important to him, but why had he not noticed these things before? The thought of her wearing a scrunchie that was so old that the rubber band inside was showing made him feel upset. He had never experienced this kind of feeling before. She was the only one who could make him feel upset because he let her wear a torn scrunchie even though he possessed virtually limitless wealth. If she hadn’t gone to prison in the first place, all this would not have happened. He was not the entire cause of her tragedy, but he was not entirely blameless either. “How’s the scrunchie?” Jackson tried asking casually. “It’s pretty goud,” answered Serenity. Even though it was expensive, Its quality was indeed much better than the quality of the ones she bought from roadside stalls, “Good to know I’ll get someone to buy you scrunchies of various other brands later so that you can compare them and see which one you like more,” he said. “There’s no need for that. Those you bought me yesterday will last for a long time,” Serenity quickly refused. “Consider it my way of spoiling you. Isn’t it natural for a boyfriend to buy his girlfriend stuff?” asked Jackson. Serenity’s heart started beating faster. She felt a sweetness that came froin the bottom of her heart. Spoiling her… She did not remember anyone ever saying that to her except for her mother. Even Zeke Shaw never said that kind of thing to her back when they were dating even though he would buy her branded things. At that time, she thought that was his way of spoiling her, his way of loving her. But thinking back on it now, perhaps Zeke Shaw was just trying to dress her in a way that would match his status. Well, even though she kept telling herself to be strong and independent, deep down, she still hoped to be pampered. After arriving at the hospital, Jackson brought Serenity to the hospital’s Health Screening Center, Herause Jackson booked a VIP medical checkup session for Serenity, she did not have to queue up and could go in right away through the VIP channel.
Chapter 436 Leaving aside his social status, which was a major plus point, his appearance alone was enough for most girls to fall head over heels for him. To Serenity’s surprise, a dejected expression appeared on Jackson’s face when he heard her response. “Don’t you feel the least bit jealous?” “Jealous?” Serenity was stunned. Jackson stared at her with his penetrating, gaze. A while later, he sighed softly as if he had accepted the truth. “You really are a heartless woman. I would’ve felt happier if you had said you felt jealous.” Serenity bit her lip as she pondered in silence. Was she jealous? She recalled Flora confidently running up to Jackson and the disdainful look that she had received. Was she jealous of that? She had no idea. At that moment, jealousy had not crossed her mind at all. Instead, she already knew that Jackson would never accept that girl’s approach. Was it because she believed that Jackson was truly hers? Since when had she developed such a level of trust in him? This realization caught Serenity by surprise. “Serenity, I wonder when will you feel jealous about me? At least, I’ll know that you do care about me…‘ Jackson leared over and rubbed his cheek against her face. He was the only person who would ever feel jealous because of her.. He didn’t like that, of course, because it made their relationship feel one–sided. It felt as if his mood would always fluctuate depending on what she did. Perhaps, faimess could never exist in love. Perhaps, one of them would always love the other more… Serenity remained silent as she didn’t know what was the appropriate response. She felt that the day when she felt jealousy would be the day she lost faith in him. Jackson had scheduled a health screening for Serenity the next day, so she went to bed early that night. When she woke up, she found him standing there with the outfit he had bought her yesterday. “Wear this today. I’ve already got them cleaned up for you.” Serenity was shocked by his efficiency. He had brought her a casual outfit that was easy to slip off since she would be going for a health screening. Likewise, her shoes were non–laced shoes, which allowed her to slip them off easily. She was a little surprised by Jackson’s thoughtfulness. It was obvious that he hadn’t simply picked these clothes out of the pile The had bought yesterday Serenity took the clothes and entered the bathroom, where she freshened up and changed into them. Jackson’s eyes were fixated on her from the moment she stepped out of the bathroom. “What’s the matter? Is something wrong with my look?” she asked. “No, it’s just rare to see you dressed like this,” replied Jackson. Serenity glanced down at her outfit. “Actually, I would always dress this way back in college.” Casual outfits were her go–to in college as they were easier to move around in. After she had begun working, the policy at her workplace meant that she had to dress formally on most days. Even when she wasn’t working, she didn’t have the chance to dress casually because Zeke didn’t enjoy the look
Chapter 435 “Cough!” Serenity almost choked on her saliva. Was he really talking to the head of the Transportation Department?! Only a handful of people in Solaria were capable of pulling off such a stunt. Jackson drove past the intersection when the traffic light turned green again. Serenity glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed the car that he had mentioned earlier. Sure enough, although there were a few cars between them, it would remain behind them. Before long, she noticed a patrol car catching up to them, and it eventually forced the vehicle behind to the side of the road. She watched as two policemen exited their vehicle, and they soon disappeared from the rearview mirror. That patrol car had probably been dispatched by the Transportation Department. While shocked, Serenity also gained a better understanding of Jackson’s influence in the city, Under the intense stares of the policemen, Flora had to produce her ID card and driver’s license. As she did so, she silently lamented her terrible lock. She hadn’t broken any laws, so why were they stopping her?! She had finally caught up with their car, but they were nowhere to be seen now. Fortunately, all was not lost. Earlier, she had gotten Candice to snap a photo of the license plate number of the Bentley they were tailing. Now, she only needed to search around to find out whose car it was. After the policemen had gone away, Flora called up her cousin to help investigate the owner of said vehicle. After all, he had a broad range of contacts which made it a piece of cake to investigate such matters. What she didn’t expect was that he would call her back ten minutes later. With a panicked tone, he asked her, “Flora, do you know who that person is?!” “What’s the matter? Is something wrong?” asked Flora. It was a simple investigation, so what problem could there be? “Of course there is!” replied her cousin. “I looked up the owner of the car, but the database says it’s ‘confidential‘. This only shows up when we’re dealing with powerful individuals! That’s why normal people are barred from accessing their information. Don’t tell me you messed with such a person?!” Flora’s face was painted with surprise and disbelief. She looked up at the spot where the Bentley was initially before it had sped off into the distance. All of a sudden, her heart grew restless, Who on earth was that man?! After returning to the Valor residence, Jackson received a phone call. After ending the call, he turned to Serenity and said, The car that was tailing us just now belongs to those two we bumped into at the shopping mall.” “Them? But why would they…” Serenity paused in the middle of her sentence. She realized that Jackson was precisely the reason why they were stalking their She remembered meeting such girls when she was still in college. One of them had a crush on a bus driver, so she would deliberately take a bus ride during his shift every single day. At some point, she even followed him home after he had gotten off work in order to find out his home address. It went without saying that such behavior was fairly creepy. “If they pull such a stunt again, I’m not gonna let them off so easily,” saki Jackson. “What about you? What do you feel about this?” Serenity blinked her eyes and thought about it. “For peuple to have a crush on you… I think it’s quite normal?” After all, lie was an incredibly attractive man.
Chapter 434What Flora expected did not happen. Instead of lashing out at her, Serenity merely glanced at her calmly. On the other hand, the man she had set her eyes on simply told her, “Go away.”Flora’s eyes widened with surprise. This was the first time in her life that someone had told her off so
Chapter 4331/2At the very next moment, Jackson reached over and grabbed her wrist.Serenity looked back at him in surprise. “What’s the matter?He pursed his thin lips, and his gaze gradually cleared up. Wearing a slight smile, he replied, “It’s nothing. Go get changed.”After he had let go of her hand, Serenity went into the changing
Chapter 432After saying that, Jackson turned to the shopkeeper and told her, “Wrap these up for me.’The shopkeeper was overjoyed. She swiftly wrapped up the items and handed over a purchase receipt.Jackson paid the bill and picked up the shopping bag filled with new accessories. Serenity did not object to his decision as she understood
Chapter 431Serenity held her breath when she saw his expression.Wait a minute… Was he… Angry?“You said you wanted to support yourself, that you’d rather continue delivering food for that restaurant than relying on me. I’ll accept that.” Jackson took a deep breath before he continued, “However, isn’t it quite normal for a man to buy